Final series of the year. It has been quite the task to provide my readers with every run in every game, but I've managed to do it this year. Thank you all for your continued support. The games today begin in...
Pittsburgh, as the Pirates host the Atlanta Braves. Paul Maholm and Jeff Locke get the starts. Atlanta got going in the third inning on a Jason Heyward single to knock in Michael Bourn. Pittsburgh tied it in the bottom of the third as Chase d'Arnaud grounded out to give time for Starling Marte to dash home. The Pirates took the lead in the fifth inning on a Marte solo home run. This was good for a 2-1 win, picked up by Locke, while Jared Hughes got a spot save, and Maholm took a hard-luck loss.
Over in New York, as the Yankees host the Boston Red Sox. Clay Buchholz and CC Sabathia are on the mound. New York established a lead in the second inning on a Robinson Cano solo home run, followed by a two-run home run by Curtis Granderson, also scoring Nick Swisher, a solo shot from Russell Martin, an Alex Rodriguez sacrifice fly to bring in Eric Chavez, a Cano double to plate both Derek Jeter and Ichiro Suzuki, and another two-run home run off the bat of Mark Teixeira to finish Cano's trip around. Boston got on the board in the fourth inning as Daniel Nava hit a solo home run. The Red Sox got another in the seventh inning when Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a sacrifice fly to allow Mauro Gomez to cross the plate. The Yankees replied in the eighth inning as Melky Mesa singled Eduardo Nunez around. This made the final 10-2, with the win going to Sabathia and the loss to Buchholz.
Moving into DC, as the Washington Nationals host the Philadelphia Phillies. Kyle Kendrick and John Lannan are the back-of-the-rotation pitchers. Philadelphia started in the second inning as Darin Ruf tripled to force in both Carlos Ruiz and Domonic Brown. This was the only scoring in the game, with the final being 2-0, giving Kendrick the win, while Phillippe Aumont turned a spot save, and Lannan had no help in the loss.
West to Cleveland, as the Indians welcome the Chicago White Sox. Hector Santiago and Corey Kluber are the uninspiring starters. Chicago began in the sixth inning as Adam Dunn singled to knock in Dewayne Wise, followed by Alex Rios doing the same to finish Dunn's trip around, A.J. Pierzynski following suit for Paul Konerko, and Dayan Viciedo singling to finish Rios' trip. The White Sox struck again in the eighth inning as Alexei Ramirez singled Pierzynski safely home. Chicago padded the lead in the ninth inning as Dunn singled Wise around, followed by Konerko doing the same for Kevin Youkilis, and then Viciedo hit a grand slam, sweeping in all of Jordan Danks, Ray Olmedo, and Pierzynski. This produced the 11-0 final, with Santiago dominating in the drubbing victory, while Kluber was shelled for a loss.
North to Toronto, with the Blue Jays hosting the Minnesota Twins. Esmerling Vasquez and Aaron Laffey are the unknown pitchers. Toronto was first to score in the first inning when Adam Lind singled home Rajai Davis. Minnesota took the lead in the second inning as Trevor Plouffe hit a two-run home run, also scoring Chris Parmelee. The Twins added on in the third inning as Plouffe doubled in Jamey Carroll. Minnesota got another in the fifth inning as Joe Mauer singled Carroll around. The Blue Jays replied in the sixth inning as Jeff Mathis doubled, scoring both Adam Lind and Kelly Johnson. The Twins shot back in the seventh inning when Carroll singled to give Ben Revere time to dash home. Toronto shot back in their half of the seventh as Lind doubled to drive in Brett Lawrie. The Blue Jays tied it in the ninth inning on a Yan Gomes solo home run. Toronto won 6-5 in the tenth inning as Anthony Gose singled Adeiny Hechavarria across the dish. Brandon Lyon was in line for the win and Brian Duensing was stuck with the loss.
Back in the States, the Tampa Bay Rays host the Baltimore Orioles. Wei-Yin Chen and Alex Cobb are the young starters. Tampa Bay led off in the fourth inning on a Ben Zobrist solo home run. Baltimore tied it in the seventh inning on a Matt Wieters solo shot. The Rays retook the lead in the bottom of the seventh with a Ben Francisco sacrifice fly to allow Evan Longoria to score, followed by Chris Gimenez doubling both Rich Thompson and Sam Fuld around. Tampa Bay got another in the eighth inning when Carlos Pena grounded into a fielder's choice to give time for B.J. Upton to dash home. The Orioles tried a ninth inning rally on a two-run home run by Chris Davis, also scoring J.J. Hardy, but they failed to tie the game and lost 5-3. Cobb picked up the win, Fernando Rodney mopped up a mess for a save, and Chen was the unlucky losing pitcher.
Staying in Florida, the Miami Marlins welcome the New York Mets. Jeurys Familia and Wade Leblanc are the weak pitchers. New York struck first with a fifth inning David Wright single, scoring Ronny Cedeno. The Mets padded the lead in the sixth inning as Mike Baxter doubled Kelly Shoppach around. Miami got on the board in the bottom of the sixth as Giancarlo Stanton hit a solo home run. The Marlins tied it in the seventh inning on a Jose Reyes sacrifice fly to allow Austin Kearns to come home. Miami took the lead in the eighth inning as Rob Brantly doubled to drive in Carlos Lee. This was good enough for a 3-2 win, picked up by Heath Bell, while Steve Cishek turned his fifteenth save of the year, and Ramon Ramirez was on the hook for the loss.
Northwest to Chicago, where the Cubs host the Houston Astros. Lucas Harrell and Jason Berken are penciled in to pitch. Houston opened in the second inning with a Fernando Martinez solo home run. The Astros added on in the fourth inning as Matt Dominguez tripled to force in Martinez. Houston extended the lead in the eighth inning on a Scott Moore single to drive in Brandon Barnes. This made it 3-0, a final, with the win going to Harrell, the save finished off by Wesley Wright, and Berken was dealt the loss.
A little more north, the Milwaukee Brewers host the San Diego Padres. Clayton Richard and Shaun Marcum take the hill. Milwaukee got going as Aramis Ramirez hit a first inning single to drive in Ryan Braun. San Diego tied it in the third inning as the pitcher Richard hit a solo home run. The Brewers took the lead again in the fourth inning on a Carlos Gomez solo shot. Milwaukee extended the lead with a two-run home run in the fifth inning from Rickie Weeks, also scoring Norichika Aoki. The Padres shot back in the sixth inning as Jesus Guzman singled to plate Will Venable. The Brewers got it back with a Jonathan Lucroy solo home run in the bottom of the sixth. San Diego shot back in the seventh inning as Yasmani Grandal singled to knock in Everth Cabrera. They got no closer, losing 5-3, with the win going to Marcum, the save converted by John Axford, and the loss pinned on Richard.
Back south, the Kansas City Royals host the Detroit Tigers. Rick Porcello and Bruce Chen are the struggling pitchers. Detroit began in the fifth inning as Jhonny Peralta hit a solo home run. The Tigers added on in the sixth inning on a Miguel Cabrera solo shot, followed by Peralta reaching on an error that allowed Prince Fielder to score, and then Gerald Laird doubled, sweeping in all of Peralta, Andy Dirks, and Avisail Garcia. Kansas City got on the board in their half of the inning when Alex Gordon hit a solo home run, followed by Jeff Francoeur grounding into a double play to bring in Billy Butler. The Royals got another in the eighth inning on a Francoeur single that gave time for Gordon to dash home. They scored no more, losing 6-3, with the win belonging to Porcello, the save turned by Jose Valverde as his thirty-fifth of the season, and the loss was handed to Chen.
Across Missouri, the St. Louis Cardinals host the Cincinnati Reds. Bronson Arroyo and Jaime Garcia have the green light to pitch. Cincinnati was first to score in the third inning on a Brandon Phillips single to score Drew Stubbs. St. Louis tied it in the bottom of the third as the pitcher Garcia hit a solo home run, followed by Allen Craig doubling in Carlos Beltran and Yadier Molina hitting a sacrifice fly to allow Matt Holliday to dash home. The Cardinals padded the lead in the sixth inning as Daniel Descalso tripled to force in Molina. The Reds shot back in the seventh inning on a Ryan Hanigan sacrifice fly to give Scott Rolen time to dash home. This wasn't enough to avoid a 4-2 loss, with Garcia notching the win, Jason Motte closing up for the save, and Arroyo suffered the loss.
Southwest to Arizona, as the Diamondbacks host the Colorado Rockies. Drew Pomeranz and Wade Miley are the young starters. Arizona led off in the first inning as Aaron Hill hit a solo home run. The Diamondbacks got another in the fifth inning when Gerardo Parra hit a solo shot. Colorado got on the board in the seventh inning when Wilin Rosario hit a solo home run. The Rockies took the lead in the eighth inning when Josh Rutledge doubled home Charlie Blackmon before scoring on a Tyler Colvin double. Arizona tied the game in the ninth inning on a Paul Goldschmidt solo shot. Colorado rallied to a lead in the thirteenth inning with Chris Nelson singling Colvin across the dish before scoring on a Blackmon single, followed by Jonathan Herrera reaching on a fielder's choice to give time for DJ LeMahieu to score, and Matt McBride scored on a wild pitch. The Diamondbacks tried to rally in their half of the inning as Konrad Schmidt walked with the bases loaded to force in A.J. Pollock, followed by Chris Johnson's sacrifice fly to allow Justin Upton to score, but they lost 7-5. Josh Outman was in line for the win, Josh Roenicke turned a spot save, and Brad Bergesen was given the loss.
Northwest to Oakland, as the Athletics host the Texas Rangers. Martin Perez is mismatched with Jarrod Parker. Oakland quickly got the lead in the first inning with Josh Reddick singling in Coco Crisp, and Chris Carter scoring on a balk. Texas got on the board in the third inning on an Elvis Andrus single scoring Mike Napoli. The Rangers tied it in the fourth inning as Michael Young hit a solo home run. The Athletics retook the lead in the fifth inning as Crisp doubled to knock in Adam Rosales, before scoring on a Brandon Moss sacrifice fly. Texas got another in the seventh inning when Napoli hit a solo shot. They failed to tie the game, losing 4-3, with Parker picking up the win, Grant Balfour finishing off the save, and Perez was dealt the loss.
South to Los Angeles, where the Dodgers welcome the San Francisco Giants. Matt Cain and Aaron Harang pace the game. San Francisco opened in the first inning with a Buster Posey double to plate Marco Scutaro. Los Angeles took the lead in the fourth inning on a two-run Andre Ethier home run, also scoring Mark Ellis. The Giants tied it in the eighth inning when Scutaro singled to knock in Angel Pagan. The Dodgers won 3-2 in the ninth inning on an Elian Herrera single to bring in Hanley Ramirez. Brandon League was in line for the win and Santiago Casilla was responsible for the loss.
Finally, we end in Seattle, with the Mariners hosting the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. C.J. Wilson and Felix Hernandez are the reliable pitchers. Los Angeles started with a first inning Albert Pujols double to knock in Mike Trout, followed by Mark Trumbo singling Pujols the rest of the way home and Howie Kendrick singling to get Alberto Callaspo around. Seattle answered in their half of the inning when Casper Wells hit a solo home run. The Angels replied as Trout singled to plate Maicer Izturis in the fourth inning. Los Angeles kept going in the sixth inning when Trout tripled to force in both Kendrick and Izturis before coming the final 90 feet on a Torii Hunter single. The Mariners pulled back in the seventh inning as Justin Smoak doubled Wells around, followed by Miguel Olivo reaching on an error to bring in Jesus Montero, and Trayvon Robinson singling to finish Smoak's trip around. Los Angeles answered in the ninth inning with a Kendrick double to score Kole Calhoun. This produced an 8-4 final, with the win going to Wilson while Hernandez was handed the loss.
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